A Review by Brad Bolt

Writers: Mark Schultz, writer · Artists: Doug Mahnke, pencils

One of the most enjoyable reasons for reading the 'Our worlds at War' storyline is the slow burn up to this point. Most big event or cross over plots start with a big bang and then gradually fizzle out, not so this one. The 'OWAW' storyline has only just kicked into life.

Superman awakes and finds that he and everyone else in metropolis have been transported to an alien spaceship. Here rather than show the upright violence and chaos that would truly happen, the writers decide to show a small amount, which was probably the right choice as we see enough to make it believable.
Once awake, and unable to change into the red & blue suit, Clark sneaks off and comes face to face with a cadre of alien heroes and villains that are very familiar, hey inform him that they are borrowing Metropolis. They also give Clark a tiny sneak peek at the horror they are facing: Imperiex.

What we have seen of him so far has just been scouts and probes; the real guy eats whole suns and planets. Superman agrees to help and returns to Metropolis to get his 'bits and bobs'. That's when the fun starts, unfortunately it is also where this issue ends.

Doug Mahnke, the former Mask comic series artist, does great work here and the writing is crisp and clear, with a couple of cool new catchphrases appearing (I hope).

So the Superman comics continue to great better and better, with quality artists, original writers and punchy plotlines.

Just a small gripe though, prepares we can wait awhile before we have another galaxy monster roaming the skies with only Earth to stop it, this must be at least the third one in recent history, that is very bad luck.